A Patreon, a New Publication, and a Website Redesign

It’s been a protracted whereas since I’ve written on Authorized Nomads. When individuals ask how I’m doing, I’ve taken to saying, “I’m hanging in as finest as I can.” What else can all of us do? These are fairly uncommon, excessive occasions, and truthfully I’m simply impressed with anybody who makes it by means of every day with out cracking at the least as soon as.

Whereas I haven’t been writing a lot right here, I have been working (in 20 minute standing increments!) on some actually rewarding issues, which I’m excited to share with you right here.

1. I’ve Launched My Patreon

A lot of you’ve got requested about methods to assist me at a time the place I can’t bodily work the way in which I used to. Patreon is a good way to take action.

I launched my Patreon to the world over the past week of February. For these unfamiliar with Patreon, it’s a membership platform that permits individuals to enroll to obtain updates, behind the scenes movies, non-public podcasts and extra from their favorite creatives, writers, or artists. Lots of you on this neighborhood have steered I begin one up, and in my tiny working increments I used to be in a position to get it up and operating.

A lot of my journey running a blog friends have began one, however my Patreon is a bit completely different than the norm, as a result of it’s assist solely. So as a substitute of every tier providing increasingly more rewards for what you join, my marketing campaign has every tier receiving the identical entry and advantages because the others. However! Not like many support-only Patreons, it nonetheless does have enjoyable goodies (beneath), as a result of there are nonetheless many enjoyable issues I can present inside my restricted state.

I structured it this fashion as a result of ache limits my day after day output a lot that I’d slightly be completely positive that I can ship what I promise, vs. creating excessive financial tiers and break that promise.

It’s an incredible feeling to have a neighborhood of individuals asking to assist me from far off locations. I’ve had artists and photographers attain out as nicely, to supply month-to-month goodies that I can add to the tiers — largely bird-related or soup-related, which appears about proper!

The launch video is beneath. Patreon web page is right here. We’re as much as about 170 individuals now, on the time of writing.



Although it’s a support-only Patreon, everybody does obtain a bunch of rewards!

• Your identify on the Patreon thanks web page on Authorized Nomads.
• Your identify on an Instagram thanks put up.
• Early entry to podcast particulars, Authorized Nomads web site redesign, and information.
• Potential to vote on future episode matters for the podcast.
• Month-to-month video or audio AMAs on Patreon, as my well being permits. You may submit questions that I’ll reply.
• Shorter movies with updates about progress for the podcast, redesign, and another updates within the Authorized Nomads universe.
• Supporting me with a steady earnings at a time the place I’m bodily unable to work as I used to.
• A thanks picture of your tier fowl, one in all Bob, Fiona, or Arthur (these are the birds within the header of this put up – I like them a lot.)

I could add greater tiers with particular rewards later. There are additionally enjoyable goodies within the works as I discussed above.

I noticed this on the web page itself, however right here’s how I plan to make use of the funds:

• Funding my working prices in order that I can hold my web sites and initiatives afloat.
• Supporting the launch and manufacturing of my new podcast, that may permit me to create and share content material with you thru a extra manageable medium given my present situation.
• Serving to me convert my weblog posts about power sickness into audio type so as to make them extra accessible to others (I’ll rent a sound engineer to do that).
• Redesigning Authorized Nomads to incorporate a brand new dwelling web page, emblem, and web site circulation that displays my current.
• Normal assist for me as I navigate this new, restricted, lifestyle.

A giant because of the next great individuals, who took the time and power to preview the web page, the video, and provides suggestions alongside the way in which (together with many testing-of-the-banner-image-on-mobile makes an attempt) for this massive launch: Ella Frances Sanders, Audrey Scott, Catherine Bodry, Christopher Nowakowski, Dalene Heck, Derek Earl Baron, Jim Fricker III, Kate McCulley, Marta Bethencourt De França, Mike Sowden, Reine Gammoh, Shannon O’Donnell, Tasha Mary, and Tim Van Der Linden.

A New Publication

I discussed in my final (August 2020) put up that I’d be restarting my publication on Substack. I did so as a result of Aweber was changing into value prohibitive at a time once I wasn’t in a position to work, and Substack’s choices are free except you cost to your publication (at which level they take a share). Since I all the time plan for my publication to be free, it made sense to modify over.

I’ve performed three up to now they usually comply with the strains of my former Hyperlinks I Beloved missives: some musings a few subject of curiosity, private updates, one of the best studying from across the internet that month. The following one goes out on the finish of February.

If you happen to have been on the Hyperlinks I Beloved record, I’ve introduced you over to Substack. If you happen to assume you have been however didn’t get the brand new publication, please verify your spam folders on February twenty eighth! And in case you’re interested by receiving it, please join beneath.

You may try the archives right here, first.

A Authorized Nomads Redesign

This web site not displays the particular person I’m, or the life that I lead. I like it, and I’ve loved writing on it for all these years by means of the iterations and redesigns, but it surely’s not me.

This time, colors, emblem, and format are going to vary. I don’t plan to vary too a lot given my restricted bandwidth however will begin with the fundamentals: the homepage, among the class circulation, and the about web page and fundamental textual content.

Additionally altering? The slogan. I’m not telling tales by means of meals any longer. I’m additionally not a authorized nomad, however after 12 years right here I am sticking to the area. The brand new slogan is Curious About Every little thing, similar because the publication. The principle theme color might be a green-blue, beneath. I’ve additionally chosen a mascot, a raven I’ve named Arthur, since corvids are insatiably curious similar to this neighborhood.

The principle web page may have comparable classes as proper now, however will ask the query, “What are you interested by at this time?” to browse them. Apart from that and the look-and-feel of the house web page, I could make adjustments little by little however the content material from the final decade will stay. I’m excited to have a web site that displays slightly extra of my current mindset, although in fact curiosity is what fuelled my lifetime of journey all alongside.

Podcast Progress

I used to be by no means a kind of “I’m going to write down 4000 phrases each morning” individuals. Except I used to be beneath deadline, my writing held the identical sort of whimsy as my travels: when inspiration struck, I pounced. After which I principally went feral. When the tingly, “I would like to write down” feeling began, I knew I wanted to refill on snacks, get a bathe in now, and cancel plans with pals. I’d overlook to eat, stay, and do day-to-day duties; writing blotted every thing out.

It sounds manic, I’ll provide you with that, but it surely labored for me as a result of I by no means knew the place the writing journey would lead me. I by no means had a set arc earlier than I sat right down to my laptop computer however discovered the enjoyment partly within the means of my mind’s wandering.

(Living proof: I stood as much as write this put up now, and realized I missed one thing I used to be alleged to do at 8pm… as a result of I received misplaced in writing.)

My level is right here is that the act of writing is itself such an enormous a part of what makes me really feel artistic and alive, and it’s been very arduous to not have it in my life. I’ve realized voice-to-text doesn’t convey me the wanted tinglies, nor do different lodging for my CSF leak. In order I mentioned in my 12 years of Authorized Nomads put up, I’m going to be transferring towards a podcast as a substitute.

The podcast was going to be referred to as Ask a Jodi, however I’ve modified the identify to be “The Means By” – as a result of at its core, it’s a podcast about getting by means of the ups and downs of life. When you have matters you’d like me to cowl, I’d love to listen to from you! Electronic mail me at jodi-@-legalnomads .com or by way of my contact web page. To this point, I’ve a listing I’ve saved out of your questions, which incorporates methods to be extra resilient, methods to be much less anxious, and methods to sleep higher.

That’s it for now! Thanks for all of your assist, love, and enthusiasm as I navigate by means of this sophisticated time. I hope you’re staying secure and nicely.

xo,
Jodi